E-Commerce

According to Beekman, "Electronic Commerce, or e-commerce, is the process of sharing business information, maintaining business relationships and conducting business transactions through the use of telecommunications networks."
Reference: Computer Confluence by George Beekman, Chapter 13
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Case Study Assignment

A case study is to be made of how a business can use e-commerce to prosper. E-commerce topics can include teleshopping, online marketing, data mining, spyware.
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Glossary Terms for Ch.13 E-Commerce (Beekman)

business-to-business (B2B)	E-commerce transactions that involve businesses providing goods or services to other businesses.
business-to-consumer (B2C)	E-commerce transactions that involve businesses providing goods or services to consumers.
business-to-employee (B2E)	Another name for the B2B model when the focus is primarily on handling the activities that take place within the organization.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)	The e-commerce model which represents individuals, organizations, or companies that are selling and buying directly with each other via the Internet.
customer relationship management (CRM)	Software systems for organizing and tracking information on customers.
dot coms	Internet-based companies.
e-commerce software	Programs on a Web server that provide the commercial services to consumers and business partners on the Web site.
electronic commerce (e-commerce)	Business transactions through electronic networks.
electronic payment system	An online credit card transaction in which a trusted third party transfers funds from one person or business to another, thereby concealing the credit card information of the buyer to the seller.
extranets	Private TCP/IP networks designed for outside use by customers, clients, and business partners of an organization. These networks are typically for electronic commerce.
intranet	A self-contained intraorganizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet.
m-commerce	Mobile commerce, in which workers use laptops and wireless handheld devices to take their offices with them wherever they travel.
virtual private network (VPN)	A network that uses encryption software to create secure "tunnels" through the public Internet or between intranets, a method an organization can use to set up an extranet.
Web hosting service	A service that provides the e-commerce software expertise to run an online business.

See the entire online glossary accompanying the Computer Confluence text.